By Lenie Lectura July 10, 2020
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco)
has sought approval from the regulators to carry out the emergency installation
of one 83MVA power transformer, worth P70.78 million, in the Tegen substation
in Manila.
“The application filed by Meralco
for the approval of its emergency capital expenditure project is hereby
approved with modification,” the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said in its
56-page decision.
The ERC said Meralco’s proposed
facility shall be subject to optimization based on its actual use during the
reset process for the next regulatory period. It also has to pay the commission
P530,836.74 for a permit.
Meralco said the new transformer
would prevent “massive and prolonged power interruption” in the area where the
Tegen substation is located.
The said substation serves the
Manila area including major and vital customers such as Malacañang Palace, LRT
Lines 1 and 2, Manila City Government, Philippine General Hospital, Supreme
Court of the Philippines, Manila Hotel, Adamson University and Mapua Institute
of Technology.
Meralco said the emergency
installation of the new power transformer and the de-energization of
transformer bank no. 8 will improve the Tegen substation’s power transformer
banks for loading and will also reduce the system loss annually by 867,942
kilowatt hour.
In granting Meralco’s application,
the ERC explained that it is crucial for Meralco to immediately implement the
replacement of the defective transformer at the Tegen substation to
continuously provide electricity to the area.
“By implementing the project, power
interruptions in the affected areas would be avoided and Meralco’s customers
would not be burdened with higher line losses that would have resulted form the
load shifting,” said the ERC.
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